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Florida woman thrown from canoe by thrashing gator, falls into water where she was attacked and killed
- A 61-year-old woman named Cynthia Dikema from Davenport, Florida, was killed by an alligator on Lake Kissimmee on Tuesday around 4 p.m.
- The attack occurred after she and her husband, canoeing near Tiger Creek's mouth, passed over a large alligator that thrashed and capsized their 14-foot canoe in about 2 to 2.5 feet of water.
- The thrashing threw Dikema into the water where she landed on the alligator and was bitten despite her husband’s unsuccessful attempt to save her, prompting a multi-agency response.
- Following the incident, officials removed a pair of sizable alligators from the area, and during a Wednesday press briefing, FWC emphasized that fatal alligator attacks are very uncommon, noting this was the second such attack in the region since March.
- The FWC is conducting a thorough inquiry into the incident to determine its cause, highlighting their dedication to public safety while managing wildlife, and local residents acknowledge the risks posed by alligators, particularly during mating season.
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A Florida woman died Tuesday afternoon when an alligator flipped her canoe and attacked her in Lake Kissimmee, which is south of Orlando and East of Tampa. Cynthia Diekema, 61, […] The post Woman in Canoe Pays with Her Life After Passing Over Hidden Alligator appeared first on The Western Journal.
An alligator kills a Florida woman after tipping over her canoe, investigators say - Boston News, Weather, Sports
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter. The attack happened Tuesday afternoon near the mouth of Tiger Creek into Lake Kissimmee, south of Orlando, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said. It’s near the same location as a March alligator attack in which a woman was bitten on the e…
Conservative Review
The BlazeFlorida woman mauled to death in 'thrashing' alligator attack during canoe trip as husband tried to fight off massive beast
A Florida woman was attacked and killed by an alligator while sailing on a canoe on Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities.A husband and wife were canoeing in a 14-foot boat in approximately two and a half feet of water at the mouth of Tiger Creek near Lake Kissimmee, Florida. 'Gator grabbed her out of the canoe. He tried to fight the gator off. We're at the last place he saw her.'Suddenly, the canoe drifted over a large alligator. Citing o…
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